Saturday, November 7, 2009

Cha-Ching!

I went shopping again today for a few things I needed between my bigger "payday shopping" and got a few good bargains.

First, a couple of days ago I went to Sav-a-Lot's website and signed up for their shopper's club; in return I got a $5 coupon that I could use on a $20 purchase; that's a 25% savings!

So, coupon in hand, I started my shopping. First I got 2 bags of romaine with red $1.00 off stickers on them, for $1.29 each net. Then I picked up almost 2# of yellow squash for the regular price of $1.29/lb. In the meat dept. were chicken leg quarters for the great price of 79¢lb., with a red $1.00 off sticker on the 7½# package, netting them at 66¢/lb. They also had pork butt roasts for 99¢/lb, so I got a couple of those - nearly 12# - and will get several meals out of each. Lastly in that department, I picked up three 1# chubs of ground turkey on sale for 99¢ each.

I also bought 2 loaves of low carb bread for my husband, $2 each.

I spent $23.53 but would have paid over $37 for all that good low carb food without the coupons and sale prices!

Also, a lesson learned that sometimes lower prices just aren't worth it. My other stop was at Walmart for some heavy cream. I usually buy a quart carton for $3.12, but they had another brand for $2.97. When I got it home I found that the quality just isn't the same. It makes my coffee taste greasy instead of rich, and I have my doubts about how it will taste when whipped as well. It wasn't worth the 15¢ savings.

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I am middle-aged Christian lady, living quietly with my husband, 3 dogs, a cat, 7 parrots (ok, maybe not so quietly ALL the time!) in northern lower Michigan. We shop, cook, and eat low carb, the subject of my CheapEasyLowCarb blog. MyNissenFundoplication blog has all of the posts, including diet/food, relating to my recent (12/1/10) surgery. And my NEW Vita In Via blog is about all things RV and travel, including planning our future on the road! Everything else (music, faith, Lewy Body Disease, shopping, fun stuff, serious stuff, etc.) is in ChiaChatter.